Method of making neckties



Dec. 15, 1942. V

J. E'. LANGsDoRF METHOD OF MAKING A .NECKTIE Filed July 17, 1940Patented Dec. 15, 1942 METHOD oF MAKING NEokTms Jesse E. Langsdorf, NewYork, N. Y., assignor to Cluett, Peabody & Cor., Inc., Troy, N. Y., acorporation of New York Application July 17, 1940, Serial No. 345,897

1 Claim.

My invention relates generally to neckties and more particularly to animproved necktie construction of the type known as four-in-hand. and tothe method of making the same.

It is well known that in tying four-in-hand neckties certain adjustmentsmust be made during the tying operation if an attractively formed andpositioned knot is to be obtained. In order to effect such adjustment, aconsiderable amount of pulling strain is required on the necktie to formthe knot and to overcome the tendency of the collar to frictionally holdthe neckband por tion of the tie during positioning. In four-inhandnecktiesV of the type heretofore manufactured, these knotting andpulling strains often resulted in the permanent distortion of thenecktie.

Certain attempts have been made' to overcome the above describeddisadvantages. For example,

I have disclosed one such attempt in my Patent No. 1,447,090, datedFebruary 27, 1923, in which a resilient lining member was looselystitched to the tie fabric.

One of the objects of my invention is to pro vide an improved necktieconstruction which will form a smooth, attractive knot withoutdistortion of the necktie, and which may be made without the use of aseparate lining member.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved necktieconstruction of the character described and an improved, relativelyinexpensive method of making the same.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed, and of which the scope of application will be indicated inthe claim.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible embodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a View of a necktie fabric blank cut to predetermined shape inaccordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a view illustrating a step in the making of my improvednecktie;

Fig, 3 is a view illustrating still another step in the making of myimproved necktie;

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the necktie completed in accordance with myinvention;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional View taken substantially on theline 5 5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional View taken substantially on theline 6-6 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially on theline l--l of Fig. 4,

Referring now in detail to the drawing, I have disclosed a method ofmanufacturing a four-inhand necktie in accordance with my invention.

In Fig. 1 there is shown a suitable necktie fabric blank lll which hasbeen cut to a predetermined shape and which is cut on the bias so thatthe bias lines are disposed at angles of substantially 45 to thelongitudinal axis of the completed necktie. It is thus seen that theblank l0 will be freely stretchable and resilient to a high degree in adirection along its longitudinal axis. This amount of stretch of the atblank would ordinarily be more than is desirable in a iinished necktie.Therefore, in accordance with my invention, I have provided thefollowing necktie construction which olisets, the undue stretchi-J ness.

The `fabric blank l0 is preferably made so that the longitudinal edgesll and l2 are substantially symmetrically disposed with respect to thelongitudinal axis of the blank, and the blank ID is made sufficientlywide to permit longitudinal folding on the fold lines lll-I4, l5-l5,l6|6. and ll-I'l'. The fold lines ld-ll and [5-15 determine the ultimatewidth of the finished necktie. It will be noted that the pairs of foldmetrically disposed with respect to the longitudinal axis of the blank.

A method of making the necktie of my invention will now be described.The fabric blank I0 is herein referred to as a one-piece blank todistinguish it from blanks comprising two or more registering plies, butit is to be understood that the blank, as is customary in necktiemanufacture, may be made of two separate pieces united by a transverseseam in the neckband portion. This one piece blank is firstlongitudinally folded in half on its longitudinal axis with the wrongside of the fabric outermost (as shown in Fig. 2) The folded fabric isthen sewed together by a line of stitching I8 disposed in substantialalignment.

tend during the service pull and come back to its original length anddimensions when this service pull is released. The tubular necktiefabric thus formed by the row of stitching I3 may then be ilattened outas shown in Figs. 3 and 6 with the line of stitching I'8 substantiallycoinciding With and overlying the longitudinal axis of the tie and thefabric I folded on the fold lines lli- I4 and Iii-I5 defining the widthof the tie. The adjacently disposed longitudinal edges I l-EI and I2-I2may then be spread apart to ilatly overlie the folded fabric.

If desired, the necktie, when properly arranged as shown in Fig. 3, maybe pressed to retain its shape and then turned inside out to form thefinished necktie shown in Figs. 4 and '7.

The completed necktie shown in Figs. 4 and 7 consists of three flatthicknesses of bias out fabric. The edges I I and I2 quite closelyapproach the creases I5-I5 and lli-i4 respectively; In tying the necktiethe three thicknesses lie u niiormly upon each other and are uniformlystretchable and resilient so that an attractive knot is formed Withoutpermanent distortion of the necktie and Without the exertion of unduepulling forces. The tie may be madeof washable fabric and readily Washedand repressed at home Wi-thout displacement of the edges II and I2 andWithout the formation of polished lines on the face of the tie.

Although in my preferred embodiment the tie is provided with three flatthicknesses of fabric substantially throughout its length the extent ofthe tie which is so constructed may be restricted to the knot tyingregion and the edges I I and i2 may be located nearer the longitudinalaxis o1" the. tie. 11n-other portions l it is desirediito reduce theamount of fabric used.

I The necktie may also be made with a; separate bias out lining in whichevent the lining may be secured to the tie by the slip stitching I8before the tie is turned inside out.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a four-in-hand necktie andan economical and eiiicient method of making the same in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and Which is Welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense,

I claim:

The method of making a four-in-hand necktie from a one`piece fabricblank, comprising the steps of folding said blank substantially in halfwith the Wrong sld-e of the fabric outermost and its longitudinal rawedges substantially in regis try, stitching the resultant overlyingfabric portions together by .a row of stitching which extendslongitudinally of the folded blank substantially one-third of thedistance between said superimposed longitudinal raW edges and the foldline to thereby form a tubular tie casing, rearranging said casing Withthe row of stitching uppermost and coinciding With the longitudinal axis4of the tie, separating the tvvo iiaps formed between the line ofstitching and said longitudinal raw edges, flattening the casing in saidposition to form two edge fold lines and two centrally disposedcontiguous fold lines to thereby arrange said flaps to extendrespectively in opposite directions from the, line of stitching eachwith a longitudinal raw edge substantially in registry with an edge foldline of the casing, and then turning said casing inside out to therebyplace said flaps on the inside of the. casing 4in said. prearrangedrelationship.

JESSE E. LANGSDORF.

